Ireland vs Finland Prediction and Match Preview

Ireland vs Finland Match Preview

Neither Finland nor Ireland had an impressive start to this season. Both conceded back-to-back defeats at the beginning of the Nations League outings and are sitting at the bottom of the Group 2 standings.

Ireland follows a six-match winless streak across all competitions at the moment. They lost five in that stretch and has leaked a total of 16 goals. Also, they failed to score in two of the four Nations League outings.

On the other hand, Ireland won and lost one apiece of their last two Nations League games. It is worth noting that apart the match they won was against Finland in the reverse fixture, that too on the road

Moving on, they have met seven times in the past. Ireland was unbeaten in five of those seven head-to-head clashes against Finland. At this venue, Ireland have won two of their three clashes against Finland. Ireland has netted 6 goals in those those three clashes while allowing just one. By the looks of things, we expect an interesting clash at Aviva Stadium on Thursday.

Finland vs Ireland Prediction

Ireland’s last two home matches were against two strong European outfits, Portugal and Netherlands. They were following a 2-1 win against Hungary before those two defeats. On the other hand, we can see Finland being winless in the past five road trips and has lost four in that period. Also, they are on a two-match losing streak on the road and leaked 5 goals in that stretch while scoring none.

Additionally, Ireland have an upper hand in the h2h clashes against Finland. In that case, we are inclined to back Ireland to win as the main betting pick for this match. Their goal trend in the h2h and the recent road trips point towards a 2-0 win for them and we like to suggest it as the second pick here.

Peter Green- November 12, 2024

Ireland vs Finland Betting Tips

Ireland to win

OK

1.70 Odds

Correct score: Ireland 2-0

OK

7.00 Odds